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Old 07-15-2008, 08:16 PM   #73
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A USB drive would be handy. I don't like the ipod, too expensive for what you get.
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Originally Posted by Mindz View Post
USB or Aux in jack both work for me. Sandisk Sansa ftw.
I just got a new 4 gb sansa clip for 80 bucks. I also have a mini FM transmitter than uses the headphone jack. So I can listen to my music on anything that has an FM reciever.

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I'm not engineer, but I think when you weigh in everything it takes to have electric accessories, it ends up weighing more. For example, when you have electric windows, mirrors, locks, etc., there has to be a body control module that controls these features (don't ask me why they need these now since there used to be power windows that didn't need a computer to tell it to go up and down.) All that extra wiring, computers, and so-on add up to more than a simple mechanical system. If you've ever looked at manual lock mechanisms you'll have a better idea what I'm trying to say. Heck, I'm sure a bigger battery and alternator are required too for the extra electrical demand of these items, so again, in the end, I think these are some reasons why electric accessories are heavier.

Someone please correct me if I'm wrong
wires and motors are heavy. batteries are very heavy, but a second battery isn't needed (yet). I don't know much about the guts of window mechanisms, but I assume that power windows basically replace the crank with an electric motor. Sure some components would be redesigned and relocated, but thats the simpliest that I can think of making it. So if thats the case, then I can't see how manual windows could be heavier than electric.
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My sister's dentist's brother's cousin's housekeeper's dog-breeder's nephew sells coffee filters to the company that provides coffee to General Motors......
........and HE WOULD KNOW!!!!
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